The Situation of Filipino Children and Young People Almost half of the population in the Philippines are children. With a fast population growth a year‚ the government has a difficult task in providing children with enough resources to ensure their rights. For many adults and children‚ a 15-year-old who bears a child willingly or unwillingly ceases to be a girl-child but a young mother. An 11-year-old who takes on the task of tilling the fields ceases to be a boy but a labouring farmhand. A 16-year-old
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Group Living for Children and Young People 1.1‚ 1.2‚1‚3‚1‚4. The concept of “children’s rights” is something that some people find difficult‚ and many people fail to understand. It is easily trivialised‚ and yet it addresses issues central to the safety‚ well-being and development of our youngest citizens‚ and indeed our society as a whole. Children’s rights and interests are often forgotten and the very rationale for the Convention on the Rights of the Child was that children require special protection:
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------------------------------------------------- Understanding safeguarding of children and young people For those working in the adult sector Unit 516 Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector) 1 Understand the Policies‚ Procedures and Practices for safe working with children and young adults Firstly before any legislation that a child is assessed under‚ an assessment has to be carried out to ascertain the following: * Gathering of information
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Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety This essay will provide knowledge and understanding of supporting children and young people ’s health and safety. In my placement there are many policies regarding health and safety when working with children. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Act 1999 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 require all schools to have policies and procedures to ensure the safety of staff and children. If the policies and procedures are not in
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Care for Children and Young People. Q. Describe health and social care services provision for looked- after children and young people (Pass 3). Organisation of care provision. Care is provided for children and young people by the following agencies; -Central and local government. -The voluntary sector. -Private providers. -Provision for young offenders. Central government. There are a number of departments and services within central government as detail below. Department of health;
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care means in children and young people settings (Ref. 1.1) Duty of care in children and young people settings means that we as adults need to keep them safe and to protect them from sexual‚ physical and emotional harm by giving appropriate attention‚ watching out for potential hazards‚ preventing mistakes or accidents‚ and work within policies and procedures in place about Individual Rights‚ Children Act.‚ Safeguarding Policies‚ Confidentiality Policy. All people who work with children have a duty
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relationships between children‚ young people and adults. We are all more likely to communicate information with one another if we have positive relationships. Using good communication creates a positive environment for all pupils‚ staff and parents; from which everyone benefits. However positive relationships are not achieved over night or by chance as they take time to develop and require certain aspects to maintain the positivity. By creating positive relationships‚ children/pupils feel safer‚ more
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Outcome 1 1. Discuss the current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people (1.1) The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international human rights treaty which grants all children and young people an inclusive set of rights‚ including the right to express their views and have them taken into account in all matters affecting them‚ the right to play‚ rest
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welfare of children and young people Task A 1. The Children Act 1989 - 2004 is the most relevant legislation for safeguarding children and young people’s welfare. It was first made to give boundaries and support for local authorities for the welfare of children. The act then also made changes to the law that are regulated for children and their safety if they are in foster homes‚ adoption agencies‚ babysitting services and also handling childcare crimes and crimes against children. The children act’s
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. The Education Act 2002 This sets out the responsibilities of Local Education Authorities (LEAs) governing bodies‚ head teachers and all those working in schools to ensure that children are safe and free from
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